Amazon Denies Report of Plans to Display Costs of US Tariffs on Website

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt earlier on Tuesday criticized the company over the reported plan.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks as US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent looks on during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 29, 2025. Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images

Amazon denied reports that it plans to display the cost of U.S. tariffs next to the total price of products listed on the website.

The White House on April 29 issued a rebuke against Amazon and the alleged move, with press secretary Karoline Leavitt telling reporters that the online retail titan is engaging in a “hostile and political act.”